Herbal medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular disease: Clinical considerations

Author(s): Mashour, N. H., Lin, G. I. , Frishman, W. H.

Journal/Book: Arch Int Med. 1998; 158(20): 2225-2234.

Abstract: Herbs have been used as medical treatments since the beginning of civilization and some derivatives (eg, aspirin, reserpine, and digitalis) have become mainstays of human pharmacotherapy. For cardiovascular diseases, herbal treatments have been used in patients with congestive heart failure, systolic hypertension, angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, cerebral insufficiency, venous insufficiency, and arrhythmia. However, many herbal remedies used today have no reat cardiovascular diseases.

Keyword(s): phyto. card. prac. ther

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